New People and Technology

By Dick Perry | tailhooker@comcast.net As seen in the June 2026 issue of Model Aviation.  I’VE BEEN FLYING the Control Line (CL) Navy Carrier event for almost 60 years, and I have found it both enjoyable and rewarding. For me, the event has both a design aspect that appeals to my engineering side and a historical aspect that appeals to my military side. The event combines high speed, low speed, and precision and uses skills and technology that are different from what is required for other events. Those skills are not difficult to learn, making the transition to enjoying Carrier…